I think someone once told me about a philosopher or great thinker of some sort that would fall asleep in a chair while holding metal balls in his hands, the idea being that they would drop right as he drifted off and startle him awake. Apparently the reason for this was that some of the greatest ideas happen in the moment right before sleep.. I found this very interesting because I have definintely noticed that I sometimes have my greatest revelations right before dozing off. I also daydream…

Lately, I've entered into a form of emotional yoyo-ing. I'm functioning in a perpetual state of self-loathing, yet hyper-excitable moods that are sort of coupled with depersonalization and a complete lack of balance. I'm really anxious and my heart rate is super high and pounding, but I still feel sort of fine. I think this is mainly from hormone shifts (damn them!). At times like this , though, I'm particularly connected with my daydreams.  I wish I were a better writer, or artist, so that…

I'm  Canadian- which I choose to think means I have winter in my veins. The last few months have been kind of lacking the winter chill that I'm used to , but it's back and with a vengence.

A segment from an article on the weather network:

"Cold Arctic air has invaded much of Alberta and will bring temperatures of minus 31 to 39C (-23.8 to -38.2Fahrenheit)  overnight. These temperatures combined with winds of 15 to 20 km/h will give wind chills of minus 40 to 50 (-40 to -58…